[pepperberry farm]

[pepperberry farm]

[edom31]

K-3 with SMC A 50mm f1.4

I was going to take mine for a spin today... went for a 135mm. Its a phase, I cannot shoot my 28mm/35mm/50mm's right now. Going 100mm+

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But my 50mm macro is an EX but not marked as DG or DC,

all of my Sigmas (20, 24, 28, 50, and 70 macro) are DG-series

I understand that the DG series is meant to work with the DSLRs - in PK mount (Very specific) = is there a "true" difference between EX DG and plain old EX ?

In other mounts, I can tell you that there is a difference, not optically, but in the way the lens communicates with the dslr camera (or lack of communication with the camera).

[pepperberry farm]

I was going to take mine for a spin today... went for a 135mm. Its a phase, I cannot shoot my 28mm/35mm/50mm's right now. Going 100mm+

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I understand that the DG series is meant to work with the DSLRs - in PK mount (Very specific) = is there a "true" difference between EX DG and plain old EX ?

In other mounts, I can tell you that there is a difference, not optically, but in the way the lens communicates with the dslr camera (or lack of communication with the camera).

as I recall, Sigma designated lenses "DG/DC" to indicate that the lenses had been optimized for DSLR usage, while the coding itself was DG = FF and DC = crop-sensor...

[edom31]

Helios 44K-4:

[Kerrowdown]

That looks like one of the houses for sale on 'Escape to the Country series about 2014 ish

Nae, this is one of the family properties and has been so for years... so no TV celebrity status for this old 1840 hoose.

[Benz3ne]

I love the sullen, subdued tones of these photos you produce, P'berry Farm! Is that a characteristic of the lens, exposure, post-processing or a combination of any of the above?

[pepperberry farm]

I love the sullen, subdued tones of these photos you produce, P'berry Farm! Is that a characteristic of the lens, exposure, post-processing or a combination of any of the above?

thank you - it's a combination of me underexposing pretty much everything and my post-production...

[pepperberry farm]

[pepperberry farm]

[edom31]

me underexposing pretty much everything

Underexposing is awesome for character and impact... it is unerminded I believe.


Oddly, whenever you're beginning photography they always advocate "perfect" exposure or "proper" exposure - I myself dislike when my shots are "bright" - it is nice in BW sometimes to get nicer greys, but personal I'm a dark type of fellah.

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Vivitar [Kino] 28/2.5:

[Benz3ne]

Underexposing is awesome for character and impact... it is unerminded I believe.

Oddly, whenever you're beginning photography they always advocate "perfect" exposure or "proper" exposure - I myself dislike when my shots are "bright" - it is nice in BW sometimes to get nicer greys, but personal I'm a dark type of fellah.

Agreed - I can understand a picture being too dark, but there's definitely value in underexposing images for moodiness. I think my tastes fall into this category too, typically speaking.

[ivanvernon]

Underexposing is awesome for character and impact... it is unerminded I believe.


Oddly, whenever you're beginning photography they always advocate "perfect" exposure or "proper" exposure - I myself dislike when my shots are "bright" - it is nice in BW sometimes to get nicer greys, but personal I'm a dark type of fellah.

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Vivitar [Kino] 28/2.5:

I agree with you about underexposing. I do it a lot with both K-1 and 645Z. Their dynamic range is such that it is easy to add more exposure in post processing. For my flower photography, I can preserve more detail with underexposure, and bring it up a little when editing the photos. What do you mean by the term "unerminded"? I have a feeling that it is a typo, but not sure what was intended. Keep up the great work!

[edom31]

For my flower photography, I can preserve more detail with underexposure

This is extremely true!

What do you mean by the term "unerminded"? I have a feeling that it is a typo, but not sure what was intended. Keep up the great work!

First, thanks! Now I meant to say undermined = but it might actually be the wrong word to describe what I was trying to say. What I meant is that under exposing is "underestimated, undervalued, disparaged (!?)" = I translated from a term in Spanish = menospreciado - which literary would mean "less appreciated"

[ivanvernon]

This is extremely true!



First, thanks! Now I meant to say undermined = but it might actually be the wrong word to describe what I was trying to say. What I meant is that under exposing is "underestimated, undervalued, disparaged (!?)" = I translated from a term in Spanish = menospreciado - which literary would mean "less appreciated"

I perfectly understand the grammatical glitch as my wife and step-children are Filipina/o, and I get all sorts of word variants! I pick "undervalued" as the best word to convey the intended meaning.